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H. SANFORD.

CAMP BED.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I6. 1921.

Patented Apr. 11, 1922.

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APPLICATION FILED MAY I6. I92I.

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CAMP BED.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr, 11i, 1922.

Application filed May 16, 1921. Serial No. 469,974.

To all 'whom t may concern.:

Be. it known that I, HENRY SANFORD, gentleman, and residing at 400 ParkAvenue, in the citv of New York` in the State of New York, in the UnitedStates of America, have invented new and useful Camp Beds, of which thefollowinor is the specification.

The invention re ates .to a camp bed as described in the presentspecication and Villustrated in the accompanying drawings that form partof the same.

The invention consists essentially of the novel Jfeatures respectivelyset forth broadly and specifically in the claims following thedescription of the preferred form of construction and uses.

The objects of the invention are to see to the comfort of campers andtravellers in the wilder parts of the country and eliminate much of the.baggage customarily transported with camping outfits; to convert thebed into many convenient forms for emergency, pleasure and sportingpurposes; and generally to provide a camping article of inestimablevalue in the woods or on the plains or elsewhere at a comparativelycheap cost.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the bed complete.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the bed upside down with the sideflaps undone.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the canvas.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the bed tipped up to show the lacing.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the canvas utilized as a hammock.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the canvas as a stretcher.

Figure 7 is an enlarged perspective detail of one corner of the frame.

Figure 8 is a perspective view showingv the canvas as a sleeping bag.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

Referring to the drawings, the square 1 of canvas is headed at the endswith the minor squares 2 and 3 and intermediate of the distance betweenthe centre of the main square 1 and the end edges the flaps 4 and 5 aresewn each fla 4 in length being about the width of an end square 2 or 3.

The ropes 6 and 7 extend from 'an eyeletted hole 8, one of thelongitudinal rows of eyeletted holes 9 at the side edge of t-he mainsquare, the opposite side having a row 10 of eyeletted holes into whichthe ropes '4 and 5 and the rows 13 and 14 are made along the end edgesof the minor squares 2 and 3.

The ropes 15 and 16 are knotted to the endi holes of the rows 13 and 14respectively and by means of these ropes the said minor squares 2 and 3are turned in and' laced to the flaps 4 and 5 previous to the lacing ofthe longitudinal sides of the main square 1. The bed frame is made fromsmall logs and the only tool required is an axe, thereby simplifyin theconstruction of a bed in the bush. he corner posts 17 are cut off alonger log and the longitudinals 18 and transverse dpieces 19 arebevelled oft' at each end 20 -an 21 with the axe and cut out at 22 and23 to receive the corner posts 17 to which they are secured by thespikes 24.

'The canvas is secured to the frame by stretching the end squares 2 and3 over and under the transverse or head and foot pieces 19 and these ends uares are then laced to the flaps 4 and 5. 'ghe longitudinal edges ofthe main square 1 are then brought over and under the longitudinalpieces 18 and laced over the end squares 2 and 3 and flaps 4 and 5, thusthe canvas is strongly supported from ends and sides and ready for use.It is a simple matter to unlace it and bundle it up,

so that it will take little space and therefore prove to be -far fromburdensome in transporting from one place to the other.

In Figure 5 the ropes are strung through the end square holes andbrought together, so that the outstretched canvas can be used like ahammock.

In Figure 6 the main uare is laced around-stretcher poles 25 an 26spaced by the rails 27 and 28.

This is an exceptionally useful conversion of this bed, as there areseldom conveniences against accident and sickness.

In Figure 8 the canvas is shown as an excellent form of sleeping bag andit is obvious that many illustrations might be given showing itsadaptability to all sorts of out door work and play such as a tent, ashelter, a boat and canoe bed.

What I claim is v 1. In an article of the class described, a maincentral sheet and minor end sheets of substantially the same shape asthe main sheet and of lesser dimensions lacing flaps intermediutelysuperposed on the main sheet and forming the lace holds for the endsheets, said main sheet being folded inwardly at the sides and lacedover said enl sheets, and laces forsaid ends and sides.

2. In an article of the class described, a main central sheetsubstantially square, end

sheets of smaller dimensions and shapedl bevelled and itted at thecorners in vertical, transverse and longitudinal lengths and a sheet ofcanvas material having a main square forming top and side under foldshaving eyeletted holes near the edges and end squares in line with saidtop and having eyeletted holes, intermediate flaps also withcorrespondin folds extending around the longitudinals of the frame andsaid end squares around the transverse pieces, and ropes, one secured toa side underfold and lacing the sides together and the other secured toend and securing the ends to the flaps.

Signed at Quebec, Canada, this 11th day of May 1921.

HENRY SANFORD.

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